Business Insider is looking for an experienced reporter to cover media.
The media world is undergoing major flux. The dominance of Google and Facebook is forcing onetime media giants like Time Warner and Viacom to find merger partners. Media companies like NBCU and Disney are battling the likes of Amazon and Netflix for people's attention. The reckoning is coming for heavily funded digital media companies like Vice Media and BuzzFeed. The industry is grappling with its record on issues of race and gender at a time of cultural upheaval.
We're looking for someone who can unpack and advance the trends facing media, break news on the beat, and get the inside scoop on what's going on inside media companies as they figure out this new world.
The job requires traditional beat reporting, investigative work, and analysis. The successful candidate will spend a lot of time with media insiders and agencies, and will be comfortable as the face of Business Insider for that industry.
We're seeking:
• someone with knowledge of the media business;
• someone who can work quickly and independently;
• someone whose spelling, punctuation and headline-writing are impeccable;
• someone who is interested in using different formats (lists, charts, narratives) to tell stories in the most effective way.
• someone who thinks the way advertising is usually covered in newspapers and trade mags is criminally boring.
This is a full-time position and it requires that you work in our Manhattan office. Business Insider offers competitive compensation packages complete with benefits.
Insider Inc. is the global digital media organization behind Business Insider, Insider, and an ever-growing family of brands. Insider Inc. tells stories that command attention and inspire action. Insider Inc. equips a curious and action-oriented audience of more than 350 million with the information and inspiration they need to keep the world, and their lives, moving forward. The company started by building the world's largest digital business news site and has continued to grow and evolve to match the changing passions and interests of its audience. Insider Inc. is home to 50+ content verticals, and we publish 16 global editions in 8 languages.
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